From the father of 'gonzo journalism', Hunter S. Thompson's research for Hell's Angels involved more than a year of close association with the outlaws who burned a path through 1960s America, resul...
On 24 February 2022, Russia shocked the world by launching an invasion of Ukraine. In the midst of checking on loved ones who were now on the front lines of Europe's largest conflict since the Seco...
From one of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of The Course of Love, The Consolations of Philosophy, Religion for Atheists and The School of Life - Alain de Botton sets out to unders...
Whether it was Churchill rousing the British to take up arms or the dream of Martin Luther King, Fidel Castro inspiring the Cuban revolution or Barack Obama on Selma and the meaning of America, spe...
Today, domestic cats live harmoniously with devoted owners all over the world. But how did the wildcats of old creep into our homes and our hearts, convincing us to keep them warm, fed, and pampere...
Told from the inside out, this is a harrowing, humorous and hard-hitting tale of life behind bars by a prison doctor who has seen it all. Literally.Dr Shahed Yousaf spends his time runn...
Czy to możliwie, że wielki pisarz Adam Mickiewicz był kiedyś małym łobuzem? Poznajcie go i przekonajcie się sami! W domu dziadków są drzwi, których nie wolno otwierać. Czy to powstrz...
Knowledge is power. Which is why the rich and powerful don't want you to have it.The Playbook is an exposé of the extraordinary lengths that corporations will go to in order to d...
Since early 2020, Dolly Alderton has been sharing her wisdom, warmth and wit with the countless people who have written in to her Dear Dolly agony aunt column in The Sunday Times Style. Their quest...
WINNER OF THE 2023 LOCUS AWARD FOR NON-FICTIONWINNER OF THE BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION AWARD FOR BEST NON-FICTION'Always readable, illuminating and honest. It made me mis...
First published over sixty years ago, Anne Frank's Diary of a Young Girl has reached millions of young people throughout the world. In July 1942, thirteen-year-old Anne Frank and her family, fleein...
The path to achieving Zen (a balance between the body and the mind) is brilliantly explained by Professor Eugen Herrigel in this timeless account. This book is the result of the author's six year q...
Anger. Fear. Guilt. Denial. Silence. These are the ways in which ordinary white people react when it is pointed out to them that they have done or said something that has - unintentionally - caused...
Our choices can help alleviate the most pressing issues we face today: the climate crisis, infectious and chronic diseases, human exploitation and, of course, non-human exploitation. Undeniably, th...
If anyone could be considered a Russian counterpart to the infamous British double-agent Kim Philby, it was Oleg Gordievsky. The son of two KGB agents and the product of the best Soviet institution...
Pierwsza, fascynująca powieść o największej polskiej malarce, Tamarze Łempickiej (1898 – 1980). Genialne obrazy i arcybarwne życie. Podróże do Włoch, Niemiec, Ameryki. Dramatyczne okol...
Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-SmithFill...
Wcześniej nieznane historie zza kulis kultowego serialu, opowiedziane przez jego twórców, scenarzystów i aktorów Kiedy ostatnio widzieliście się z Jimem, Pam, Dwig...
Dramatyczna historia ucieczki Sigmunda Freuda z okupowanego przez nazistów Wiednia Rok 1938. Po zdobyciu władzy przez nazistów Wiedeń przestaje być dla Freuda bezpiecznym miejscem. Pr...
Żyjemy w przedziwnych czasach. Szalejący postmodernizm dekonstruuje utrwalone przez wieki wartości europejskie jak: wiedza, wiara, postęp, naród, rodzina, demokracja. W walce z tradycją i to...